Curated OER
Good Snack,Smart Snack
Second graders pretend to be company managers who design and advertise healthy snacks to sell.
Curated OER
Yaba "Data" Cereal
Fifth graders create and modify a database using information from cereal labels.
Curated OER
River Study
Learners explore a stream in their area and show the class the topographic map of the stream. They locate the topographic map and name the streams, lakes and ponds in their watershed. They write a paragraph about their stream and...
Curated OER
Personal/Social Development: Stress Management
Pupils examine stress causing factors and identify ways to manage stress. They define stress, fill out a checklist, complete a worksheet, and participate in a role-play activity.
Curated OER
River Study
Students study physical features of a local stream. They study how to identify water features on topographic maps.
Other
Health Check Systems: Healthier Fast Food Choices
At this site from HealthCheck Systems you can click on the names of your favorite fast food places to see the "healthier" food choices they provide. Check out the calorie, fat, protein, and carbohydrate content for each food choice.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Healthy Food Choices
This lesson plan is designed to teach young children about healthy food choices by collecting eight healthy food selections from magazine clippings.
Other
Cspi: The Need for Nutrition Labeling at Fast Food Restaurants [Pdf]
This 34-page document discusses obesity, nutrition labeling, the average American diet, the nutritional quality of foods from restaurants, and ways poor eating, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and premature death can be fought. Chapters...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Choosing Healthy Foods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Foods such as whole grain breads, fresh fruits, and fish provide nutrients you need for good health. But different foods give you different types of nutrients. You...
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Food Labels Tell the Story!
Read about the building blocks of food and how to read food labels to make better choices about what you eat.
Other
Fast Food Fun
Use your knowledge of spreadsheets to analyze the calories and fat content of fast food choices. This project gives links to a USDA site and a final report format. A sample spreadsheet and grading rubric is also provided.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ratio and Proportional Reasoning: Food Labels
Learn how to use fractions to interpret food labels and make healthy eating choices.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Dining Decisions
This interactive game has kids try to create a well-balanced, nutritious lunch. After selecting five foods, kids find out how they did. They learn what nutrients each healthy food choice provided and what was wrong with the poor food...
Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Healthy Habits for Life
This comprehensive resource will give you the tools you need to teach children about eating right and being physically active so that they can establish healthy habits for life. Included are easy-to-use, fun lessons and activities that...
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda: The Nutrition Facts Label
This colorful printable gives you a quick look at the key information you can find on the Nutrition Facts label.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Food Theme
This site from EnchantedLearning.com provides food-related activities including nursery rhymes, printables, crafts, and quizzes. Includes pages on the food pyramid, food terms in other languages, famous paintings, and a feature on the...
Other
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Ways to Help Kids Develop Healthy Habits
A study by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation showed parents have significant potential to influence their children's behavior. Help your children learn to make healthier food choices and engage in regular physical...
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Tips for Making Wise Choices in the Dairy Group
Drink milk and eat foods from the milk group every day. Find tips at this website to help you make healthy and safe choices to make sure you get the calcium you need.
Other
American Diabetes Association: Food and Fitness: What Can I Eat: Eating Out
Learn to make low fat, low sugar, and low sodium food choices, even when eating out. This guide serves as a helpful tool not only for diabetics who need to control their blood glucose levels, but for anyone seeking to eat healthfully,...
Other
Moms Team: Choosing Low Fat Items at Fast Food Restaurants
Find fast-food choices from all major food groups in this chart. Foods are organized into the following categories: "Lower Fat Choices," "Moderate Fat Choices," and "High Fat Choices."
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Food Supplements Affect Weight Gain of Juvenile Mice
As your mom and dad always tell you, a healthy diet is important to good health. This project is designed to see what happens to mice when they are allowed to load up on sugary snacks. Do you think that they will gain excess weight? Do...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Food and Nutrition Center
This website provides a wide array of nutritional information. Included are articles on food and food groups, the connection between health and food, and healthy eating choices.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: How to Eat More Whole Grain Food
Find notes at this website that will help you eat whole grains at meals and for snacks. Includes tips for reading food labels and teaching young children how to make healthy food choices.
Other
Classroom Connections: Wallace & Gromit Veggie Power
This downloadable teaching resource for Grades 2-3 has lessons on healthy eating designed to encourage children to eat more vegetables. Students explore their own and others' food preferences and learn about food groups.